2018 Buick Regal Sportback And TourX Wagon Premiere Before New York

Four months after the Opel Insignia Grand Sport was unveiled for Europe, its North American twin has been unveiled in the form of the 2018 Buick Regal Sportback and the Regal TourX before the New York Auto Show.
As the names imply, the Regal Sportback is a sleek-looking four-door hatchback with a design essentially identical to the Insignia Grand Sport. The TourX on the other hand is the first crossover-flavored wagon to be badged a Regal and is just like the Insignia Sports Tourer.

As the Regal is so similar to the Insignia and the new Holden Commodore, it incorporates a slew of features previously reported. Among these is an available intelligent all-wheel drive system with an active twin-clutch and an eight-speed automatic transmission. For those models ordered with front-wheel drive, a nine-speed auto ‘box is the only option.

In terms of powertrains, the 2018 Regal Sportback is limited to a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder delivering 250 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque in FWD spec. If the all-wheel drive model is ordered, torque increases to 296 lb-ft. This engine also comes standard with start/stop technology. Other key standard features on the 2018 Regal Sportback include push-button start and entry, 10 air bags, heated side mirrors and Hill Start Assist. There’s also an OnStar 4G LTE WiFi hotspot available for five years.

As for the 2018 Buick Regal TourX, it directly targets the likes of the Volvo V60 Cross Country, Audi A4 Allroad, BMW 3-Series Sport Wagon and the Subaru Outback. It is available exclusively with the aforementioned 250 hp, 295 lb-ft, all-wheel drive setup and compared to the Sportback, is 3.4 inches longer, giving it 73.5 cubic feet of space behind the front seats. The TourX is offered with all the same options as the Sportback and will be available in three trim levels, TourX, Preferred and Essence, details of which should be released shortly.

Pricing for the 2018 Buick Regal range has yet to be announced but will come closer to its on-sale date in the fourth quarter of 2017.

DON’T CARE FOR THE BLACK CRAP AROUND THE WHEELS. THE SPORTBACK LOOKS CHEAP COMPARED TO THE OPEL SEDAN. SHAME BUICK ISN’T SELLING A VERSION HERE.

Able

The Opel isn’t a sedan, it’s a liftback. No sedan.

Zandit75

Wow, you don’t even get the V6 which will be available in Australia.
Now yo can see why us Aussies are disappointed, as there is no RWD, and no V8 models.
For those unaware, this car is replacing your Chevy SS!!

Dale

I keep seeing talk about a V6, but I haven’t seen anything official confirming such a setup exists/will exist. Have you anything officially saying a V6 will be on offer?

Why does it look so much better with an Opel logo? They’re the same car I know, but still….

Dale

Because the Opel/Vauxhall/Holden emblems are all smaller than the obnoxious Buick badge

dumblikeyou2

The obnoxious tri-shield you’re referring to, sells a whole helluva lot more in China than the Opel badge ever did or will. China’s where it’s at with Buick.

Dale

If they were to keep the Buick badge the same size as the other brands, at least for North America, it wouldn’t look as garish. Minor styling differences between the two versions is inconsequential for cost. But sadly garishly large badges seems to have infected North American styling too lately

Seb Jones

floating slits in the grill > chunky waterfall

Mr_Fanta_Pants

That stupid orange marker light does American models no favours

Nordschleife

I think this debut color scheme sucks and where is the good looking rims from the Opel counterpart?

Honda NSX-R

Ok Buick, now let’s see a GNX version of this.

ediotsavant

Looks like a Chevy MalibuImpala.

Mr_Fanta_Pants

That’s because they’re on the same platform

ejd1984

I guess they decided not to pursue the sedan variant.

ejd1984

Both the sedan and wagon look good.

But after being teased with the Avenir and Avista – A hint of disappointment

O123

I hate the yellow lights that us cars need. Looks terrible.

Mr_Fanta_Pants

That’s orange 😂

Six_Tymes

wagon looks fantastic

Tumbi Mtika

You know what? I think I’m starting to not like this design as much.

*But, yaaay, a wagon…
Yay.*

*sarcasm

Dennis Scipio

so the wagon is coming to america too?

Tumbi Mtika

Yep.

Dennis Scipio

oh that’s cool, nice to know that that station wagons aren’t dead yet in the US compared to like Europe.

MP4-12C

Out of curiosity, how many wagons are still on sale in the US? I mean wagon wagons, not crossovers like Outback.

Tumbi Mtika

Well…Only…4?

Not including this.

Mark S

The Wagon is the looker of the two.

f1300

Buick needed so many years of hard, tearful work and intense devotion to develope this car. Especially the brands exclusive design both of ex- and interior took all what it needs from those hardworking men and women at Buick.

bluecar

“The TourX on the other hand is the first wagon to be badged a Regal…” Are you sure this is the first Regal wagon? (Spoiler alert: it isn’t.)

Only thing that I hope will be added is a more powerful turbocharged and/or V6 engine… I.E. a GS and/or GNX variant.

therealsybarite

anyone know if the jacked up, plastic clad wagon is the only wagon version?
if i want something jacked up and plastic clad i’ll get an SUV. i’m looking for a wagon that handles nice. the lifted suspension will just make handling that much worse.